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China to send two young giant pandas to Washington later this year

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China will send two young giant pandas to Washington, the United States' National Zoo said on Wednesday, months after the zoo returned three of the bears amid

Vatican investigator urges bishops to report all suspected child abuse

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) - The head of the Vatican office that disciplines predator priests on Tuesday called on bishops across the world to report all suspect child abuse cases to him in

Poland makes 4 arrests in alleged espionage and sabotage cases

WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish security services have arrested a man suspected of trying to obtain photos of military vehicles crossing the border into Ukraine as well as three men accused of committing

Argentina government unblocks key Petrobras gas shipment amid supply cuts

By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's government, facing domestic gas shortages and targeted service cuts, said on Wednesday that it had unblocked the unloading of a key Petrobras

Egypt unveils renovation of 14th-century Maridani mosque

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities held a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the completion of multi-year renovations to the grand 14th-century mosque of Altunbugha al-Maridani in

4 Pakistanis killed in Balochistan province by Iranian firing: Pak authorities

Karachi, May 29 (PTI) At least four Pakistani citizens were killed and two others injured on Wednesday when Iranian forces opened unprovoked firing...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 jolts Myanmar

Naypyidaw , May 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 on the Richter Scale struck Myanmar on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS)...

Mexico presidency frontrunner Sheinbaum slightly widens lead, poll shows

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum slightly extended her large lead over her main rival in the contest for the presidency on June 2, an opinion poll showed on

Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Latin America's human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that's part of a global wave of climate litigation, as several

Iran’s Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran fires the starting gun this week on an election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death in a helicopter crash could complicate efforts by the

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India should steer clear of an ‘Asian NATO’. Its strategic flexibility is at stake

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal for an Asian NATO stems from his belief that the absence of a collective defence alliance could lead to wars. It’s a step too far for India.

You can’t ‘wish away’ China, India must balance economic & security considerations, says Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanyal, an economist & member of the Economic Advisory Council to PM, also suggests that if India is to import parts from China, why not allow Chinese companies to manufacture in India.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?